In Venezuela, Guaidó’s patience runs out

The officers, and especially the generals, are not ready to change sides, partly because they are dedicated Chavistas, but also because few of the generals have managed to hide their loot somewhere safe abroad.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland poses for a family photo with her Lima Group counterparts. The group, which met in Ottawa in February and has recognized Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's legitimate president, called for a 'peaceful transition' of power. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

LONDON, U.K.—Back in early March, it seemed that both sides in Venezuela had decided a long, drawn-out crisis was better than a civil war. It appears that the leader of one side has now changed his mind.

Democracy, Terrorism and Killer Robots: Embassy News covers the 2015 Halifax International Security ForumThe Halifax International Security Forum is one of the world’s biggest gatherings of defence and security leaders.

Unless Trudeau plans to be out on these streets, fighting against police brutality or in cabinet drafting legislation to curb police powers, his, and all the other white voices of his ilk, have no merit here.

'I do agree that things need to be implemented as quickly as possible. We could've done this a lot sooner. The good news is that we’re doing it now and announcing it today,' says Transport Minister Marc Garneau.